Creative Close Ups

June 8 - July 11

Explore how to add creative, artistic elements to your nature photography with instructor Lori Lankford.

Course material available: June 8

Full Participation Live Sessions:
Saturdays June 13, 20, 27, July 11 at 9:00 am

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Create magical photos with the techniques you will learn in Creative Close Ups.

In this four week class, you will learn creative techniques to enhance your close up photography. Simple creative techniques that will help you create a stronger image, break through creative boundaries, and create images that showcase the fine details of your subject.

Course Content

Each week includes PDF lessons with audio from the instructor, videos, handouts, and online support and discussion.

Lesson 1: Creative Close Up Intro/Creative Compositions
Lesson 2: Creative techniques using water and light
Lesson 3: Shooting Through
Lesson 4: Editing techniques and putting it all together

What You Will Get

Weekly Lessons

At the beginning of each of the 4 weeks, students will have access to that week’s lessons to view at their leisure. Full participation students have access to 4 live 60 minute video sessions with the instructor to answer questions, review content and provide demonstration.
Individual Assignment Feedback

Weekly at home practice assignments to help reinforce the weekly lessons. Full participation students can submit work for instructor review and critique weekly.
Course Duration

Course material is available to students for the 4 weeks of the class and 30 days afterwards.

Required Gear

What materials are needed for this class?

A DSLR, Mirrorless or Point and Shoot camera ( macro or close up lens preferred, but not required)
Creative tools for practicing lessons: water spray bottle, things around the house ( lace, tissue paper, mesh items, circular tubes, string lights).
Access to a computer or tablet for the course content, live zoom calls.

How it works

Full Participation vs. Study along

Full Participation

Full Participation learning gives you the benefit of accessing the materials at your own time from any place while also connecting with the instructor for discussion, demonstration and weekly feedback. Students are given a robust learning environment that includes online classroom content, live discussion with the instructor and instructor feedback throughout the course. Full participation students also post their assignments in the workshop and receive instructor feedback each week.
Independent Learning

Independent learning gives you the benefit of a robust online learning environment, which includes all course content and videos. Independent learning students will not be able to participate in instructor live discussion or submit photos for feedback. This is a great option for students wanting to explore a new subject on their own before taking a full class or a great option for a skill refresher.